BERLINER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Common Stock Purchase Warrant
Exhibit
4.3
NEITHER
THIS WARRANT NOR ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF
TO
THE HOLDER HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR QUALIFIED
OR
REGISTERED UNDER STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR
SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS AND THE APPLICABLE
RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
THIS
WARRANT MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
24.
No.
W-6
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Right
to Purchase 25,000 Shares of
Common
Stock of Berliner
Communications,
Inc.
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BERLINER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant
BERLINER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a
Delaware corporation, hereby certifies that, for value received, Sigma
Capital Advisors, LLC
or
registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth
below, to purchase from the Company at any time or from time to time before
5:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date (such capitalized term and
all
other capitalized terms used herein having the respective meanings provided
herein), 25,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a
purchase price per share equal to the Purchase Price. The number of such shares
of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided
in
this Warrant.
As
used
herein the following capitalized terms, unless the context otherwise requires,
have the following respective meanings:
“Aggregate
Purchase Price” means at any time an amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying (x) the Purchase Price times
(y) the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may be exercised at
such
time.
“AMEX”
means the American Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Board
of
Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law
or
executive order to remain closed.
“Common
Stock” includes the Company's Common Stock, par value $.00002 per share, (and
any purchase rights issued with respect to the Common Stock in the future)
as
authorized on the date hereof, and any other securities into which or for which
the Common Stock (and any such rights issued with respect to the Common Stock)
may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise and any stock (other than
Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person which
the
Holder at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on
the
exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common
Stock.
“Common
Stock Equivalents” means any warrant, option, subscription or purchase right
with respect to shares of Common Stock, any security convertible into,
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitling the holder thereof to acquire, shares
of Common Stock or any warrant, option, subscription or purchase right with
respect to any such convertible, exchangeable or other security.
“Company”
shall include Berliner Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any
corporation that shall succeed to or assume the obligations of Berliner
Communications, Inc. hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Current
Fair Market Value” means when used with respect to the Common Stock as of a
specified date with respect to each share of Common Stock, the average of the
closing prices of the Common Stock sold on all securities exchanges on which
the
Common Stock may at the time be listed, or, if there have been no sales on
any
such exchange on such day, the average of the last sales price on all such
exchanges at the end of the most recent day on which there was a sale on any
such exchange, or, if on the day of determination of Current Fair Market Value
the Common Stock is not so listed, the average of the last sales price quoted
in
the NASDAQ System as of 4:00 p.m., New York City time, or, if on such day the
Common Stock is not quoted in the NASDAQ System, the average of the last sales
price on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as reported by the
National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar successor organization,
in each such case averaged over a period of the five most recent Trading Days
on
which sales of the Company’s stock occurred prior to the day as of which the
Current Fair Market Value of Common Stock is being determined (or if such day
is
not a Trading Day, the Trading Day next preceding such day). If on the date
for
which Current Fair Market Value is to be determined the Common Stock is not
listed on any securities exchange or quoted in the NASDAQ System or the
over-the-counter market, the Current Fair Market Value of Common Stock shall
be
the highest price per share which the Company could then obtain from a willing
buyer (not an employee or director of the Company at the time of determination)
in an arms'-length transaction for shares of Common Stock sold by the Company,
from authorized but unissued shares, as determined in good faith by the Board
of
Directors.
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“Expiration
Date” means the earlier of December 29, 2011 or the date this Warrant has been
fully exercised.
“Issuance
Date” means the date of original issuance of this Warrant.
“Nasdaq”
means the Nasdaq Global Market or Global Select Market.
“Nasdaq
Capital Market” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“1934
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“1933
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Note
Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 29,
2006, by and between the Company and Sigma Opportunity Fund, LLC.
“Notes”
means any of the 7% Senior Subordinated Secured Convertible Notes due 2008
issued by the Company pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the Other
Notes, if any.
“NYSE”
means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Other
Notes” shall have the meaning provided in the Notes.
“Other
Securities” means any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of
the Company or any other Person which the Holder at any time shall be entitled
to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of this Warrant, in lieu
of
or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall
have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other
Securities pursuant to Section 4.
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“Other
Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants (other than this Warrant)
issued or issuable by the Company pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and
issued or issuable by the Company in connection with the Other
Notes.
“Person”
means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated organization, business trust, association, joint stock company,
joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, governmental agency or
any
other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Purchase
Price” means $.55, subject to adjustment as provided in this
Warrant.
“QIB”
means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Registration
Period” shall have the meaning provided in the Note Purchase
Agreement.
“Registration
Statement” shall have the meaning provided in the Note Purchase
Agreement.
“Restricted
Securities” means securities that are not eligible for resale pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the 1933 Act (or any successor provision).
“Reorganization
Event” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(i) any
consolidation, merger or similar transaction of the Company or any Subsidiary
with or into another entity (other than a merger or consolidation or similar
transaction of a Subsidiary into the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary);
or
the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
and the Subsidiaries in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions; or
(ii) the
occurrence of any transaction or event in connection with which all or
substantially all the Common Stock shall be exchanged for, converted into,
acquired for or constitute the right to receive securities of any other Person
(whether by means of a Tender Offer, liquidation, consolidation, merger, share
exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, or otherwise);
or
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(iii) the
acquisition by a Person or group of Persons acting in concert as a partnership,
limited partnership, syndicate or group, as a result of a tender or exchange
offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise,
of
beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing 50% or more
of
the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company
ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing in special circumstances) having
the
right to vote in the election of directors.
“Rule
144A” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the 1933 Act.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Note Purchase
Agreement.
“Subsidiary”
means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the capital stock
or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority
of
the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at
the
time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
“Tender
Offer” means a tender offer, exchange offer or other offer by the Company to
repurchase outstanding shares of its capital stock.
“Trading
Day” means at any time a day on which any of a national securities exchange,
Nasdaq or such other securities market as at such time constitutes the principal
securities market for the Common Stock is open for general trading of
securities.
“Warrant
Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant.
1. Exercise
of Warrant.
(a) Exercise.
This
Warrant may be exercised by the Holder in whole at any time or in part from
time
to time on or before the Expiration Date in minimum amounts equal to at least
5,000 shares (or such lesser number of shares remaining) in any given exercise
by (x) surrendering this Warrant to the Company, (y) giving a subscription
form
in the form of Exhibit
1
to this
Warrant (duly executed by the Holder) to the Company, and (z) making payment,
in
cash or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company,
or by wire transfer of funds to the account of the Company, in any such case,
in
the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of shares of Common Stock
designated by the Holder in the subscription form by (b) the Purchase Price
then
in effect. On any partial exercise the Company will forthwith issue and deliver
to or upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor,
in
the name of the Holder or as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any
applicable transfer taxes) may request, providing in the aggregate on the face
or faces thereof for the purchase of the number of shares of Common Stock for
which such Warrant or Warrants may still be exercised. The subscription form
may
be surrendered by telephone line facsimile transmission to such telephone number
for the Company as shall have been specified in writing to the Holder by the
Company; provided,
however,
that if
the subscription form is given to the Company by telephone line facsimile
transmission the Holder shall send an original of such subscription form to
the
Company within ten Business Days after such subscription form is so given to
the
Company; provided
further,
however,
that
any failure or delay on the part of the Holder in giving such original of any
subscription form shall not affect the validity or the date on which such
subscription form is so given by telephone line facsimile
transmission.
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(b) Net
Exercise. The
Holder may elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole at any time or in part
from
time to time, by receiving shares of Common Stock equal to the net issuance
value (as determined below) of this Warrant, or any part hereof, upon surrender
of the subscription form annexed hereto (duly executed by the Holder) to the
Company (followed by surrender of this Warrant to the Company within three
Trading Days after surrender of such subscription form), in which event the
Company shall issue to the Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed
using the following formula:
X
=
Y
x (A
- B)
A
where,
X
=
|
the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Holder
|
Y
=
|
the
number of shares of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is to be
exercised
|
A
=
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the
Current Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock calculated
as of
the last Trading Day immediately preceding the exercise of this
Warrant
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B
=
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the
Purchase Price
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2. Delivery
of Stock Certificates, etc., on Exercise.
As soon
as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant and in any event within three
Trading Days thereafter, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Warrant, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any
applicable issue or stamp taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and
delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any
applicable transfer taxes) may direct, a certificate or certificates for the
number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) to which the Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, in such
denominations as may be requested by the Holder, plus, in lieu of any fractional
share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such
fraction multiplied by the then Current Fair Market Value of one full share,
together with any other stock or Other Securities or any property (including
cash, where applicable) to which the Holder is entitled upon such exercise
pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise. The Company shall not be required, however,
to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer involved
in the issue of any certificate for shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities)
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant or payment of cash to any Person other
than the Holder, and in case of such transfer or payment the Company shall
not
be required to deliver any certificate for shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) upon such exercise or pay any cash until such tax or charge has
been
paid or it has been established to the Company's reasonable satisfaction that
no
such tax or charge is due. Upon exercise of this Warrant as provided herein,
the
Company’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock
shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action
by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any
provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action
to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other
obligation of the Company to the Holder, or any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation
or
alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective
of
any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the
Company to the Holder in connection with such exercise. If the Company fails
to
issue and deliver the certificates for the Common Stock to the Holder pursuant
to the first sentence of this paragraph as and when required to do so, in
addition to any other liabilities the Company may have hereunder and under
applicable law, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Holder on demand for
all
out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of
legal counsel, incurred by the Holder as a result of such failure.
3. Adjustment
for Dividends in Other Stock, Property, etc.; Reclassification,
etc.
In case
at any time or from time to time on or after the Issuance Date, all the holders
of Common Stock (or Other Securities) shall have received, or (on or after
the
record date fixed for the determination of stockholders eligible to receive)
shall have become entitled to receive, without payment therefor,
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(a) other
or
additional stock, rights, warrants or other securities or property (other than
cash) by way of dividend, or
(b) any
cash
(excluding cash dividends payable solely out of earnings or earned surplus
of
the Company), or
(c) other
or
additional stock, rights, warrants or other securities or property (including
cash) by way of spin-off, split-up, reclassification, recapitalization,
combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement,
other
than (i) additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued as
a
stock dividend or in a stock-split (adjustments in respect of which are provided
for in Section 5) and (ii) rights or warrants to subscribe for Common Stock
at
less than the Current Fair Market Value (adjustments in respect of which are
provided in Section 6), then and in each such case the Holder, on the exercise
hereof as provided in Section 1, shall be entitled to receive the amount of
stock, rights, warrants and Other Securities and property (including cash in
the
cases referred to in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this Section 3) which the
Holder would hold on the date of such exercise if on the date thereof the Holder
had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock called
for
on the face of this Warrant and had thereafter, during the period from the
date
thereof to and including the date of such exercise, retained such shares and
all
such other or additional stock, rights, warrants and Other Securities and
property (including cash in the case referred to in subdivisions (b) and (c)
of
this Section 3) receivable by the Holder as aforesaid during such period, giving
effect to all adjustments called for during such period by Section
4.
4. Exercise
upon a Reorganization Event.
In case
of any Reorganization Event the Company shall, as a condition precedent to
the
consummation of the transactions constituting, or announced as, such
Reorganization Event, cause effective provisions to be made so that the Holder
shall have the right thereafter, by exercising this Warrant (in lieu of the
shares of Common Stock of the Company and Other Securities or property
purchasable and receivable upon exercise of the rights represented hereby
immediately prior to such transaction) to purchase the kind and amount of shares
of stock and Other Securities and property (including cash) receivable upon
such
Reorganization Event by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that
might have been received upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to
such
Reorganization Event. Any such provision shall include provisions for
adjustments in respect of such shares of stock and Other Securities and property
that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply
to
successive Reorganization Events.
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5. Adjustment
for Certain Extraordinary Events.
In the
event that on or after the Issuance Date the Company shall (i) issue additional
shares of the Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify its outstanding shares of Common
Stock, or (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares of Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price
shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by
multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such event by
a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall
be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then
in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same
manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein
in
this Section 5. The Holder shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided
in Section 1, be entitled to receive that number of shares of Common Stock
determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock which would
be
issuable on such exercise immediately prior to such issuance by a fraction
of
which (i) the numerator is the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to
such issuance and (ii) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the
date of such exercise.
6. Issuance
of Rights or Warrants to Common Stockholders at less than Current Fair Market
Value.
In case
the Company shall on or after the Issuance Date issue rights or warrants to
all
holders of its outstanding shares of Common Stock entitling them to subscribe
for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the
Current Fair Market Value on the record date fixed for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants, then
(a) the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the price
determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect at the opening of
business on the day after such record date by a fraction of which the numerator
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on such record date plus the number of shares which the aggregate
offering price of the total number of shares so offered would purchase at such
Current Fair Market Value, and the denominator shall be the number of shares
of
Common Stock outstanding on the close of business on such record date plus
the
total number of additional shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription
or
purchase; and
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(b) the
number of shares of Common Stock which the Holder may thereafter purchase upon
exercise of this Warrant at the opening of business on the day after such record
date shall be increased to a number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
(x) the Aggregate Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment
in the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 6 by
(y) the
Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment in the Purchase
Price
pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 6.
Such
adjustment shall become effective immediately after the opening of business
on
the day following the record date fixed for determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights or warrants. To the extent that shares of Common
Stock are not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants, upon the expiration
or termination of such rights or warrants, the Purchase Price shall be
readjusted to the Purchase Price which would then be in effect had the
adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on
the
basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually
delivered and the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may
thereafter be exercised shall be readjusted (subject to proportionate adjustment
for any intervening exercises of this Warrant) to the number which would then
be
in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants
been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock
actually delivered. In the event that such rights or warrants are not so issued,
the Purchase Price shall again be adjusted to be the Purchase Price which would
then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed and the number of
shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may thereafter be exercised shall
again be adjusted (subject to proportionate adjustment for any intervening
exercises of this Warrant) to be the number which would then be in effect if
such record date had not been fixed. In determining whether any rights or
warrants entitle the holder to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock
at less than such Current Fair Market Value, and in determining the aggregate
offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account
any consideration received for such rights or warrants, the value of such
consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of
Directors.
7. Issuance
at Less than Current Fair Market Value.
(a) In
case at any time on or after the Issuance Date the Company shall issue shares
of
its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (collectively, the “Newly Issued
Shares”), other than an issuance pro rata to all holders of its outstanding
Common Stock (adjustments for which are provided in Sections 5 and 6) and other
than an issuance in respect of which Section 9 is applicable, at a price below
the Current Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of such issuance,
then following such issuance of Newly Issued Shares the Purchase Price shall
be
reduced as provided in clause (b) of this Section 7 and the number of shares
of
Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
increased as provided in clause (c) of this Section 7.
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(b) The
reduction in the Purchase Price following any such adjustment shall be
determined by multiplying the Purchase Price immediately prior to such
adjustment by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the sum of (1) the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance
of the Newly Issued Shares (calculated on a fully-diluted basis assuming the
exercise or conversion of all options, warrants, purchase rights or convertible
securities which are exercisable or convertible at the time of the issuance
of
the Newly Issued Shares) plus
(2)
the
number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration, if any,
received by the Company for the number of Newly Issued Shares would purchase
at
a price equal to the Current Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time
of such issuance, and the denominator shall be the sum of (X) the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the
Newly Issued Shares (calculated on a fully-diluted basis assuming the exercise
or conversion of all options, warrants, purchase rights or convertible
securities which are exercisable or convertible at the time of the issuance
of
the Newly Issued Shares) plus
(Y)
the
number of Newly Issued Shares. The adjustment provided for in this Section
7(b)
may be expressed as the following mathematical formula:
NPP =
|
(
O +(C / FMV))
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x
PP
|
||
(
O
+ N )
|
where,
C
|
=
|
aggregate
consideration received by the Company for the Newly Issued
Shares
|
N
|
=
|
number
of Newly Issued Shares
|
O
|
=
|
number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding (on a fully diluted basis,
as
described above) immediately prior to the issuance of the Newly Issued
Shares
|
FMV
|
=
|
Current
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of issuance of
the Newly
Issued Shares
|
PP
|
=
|
Purchase
Price immediately prior to the issuance of the Newly Issued
Shares
|
NPP
|
=
|
Purchase
Price immediately after the issuance of the Newly Issued
Shares
|
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(c) If
the
Purchase Price is reduced in connection with the issuance of Newly Issued Shares
as provided in Section 7(b), then the number of shares of Common Stock for
which
this Warrant may thereafter be exercised shall be increased at the time of
such
reduction in the Purchase Price to a number equal to the quotient obtained
by
dividing (x) the Aggregate Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such
issuance of Newly Issued Shares by
(y) the
Purchase Price in effect immediately after such issuance of Newly Issued Shares
after giving effect to such reduction in the Purchase Price pursuant to Section
7(b).
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made under this Section 7 by reason
of:
(1) the
issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock pro rata to all holders of
the
Common Stock so long as (i) any adjustment required by Section 5 is made and
(ii) the Company shall have given notice thereof to the Holder pursuant to
Section 14;
(2) the
issuance by the Company of the Notes, the Other Notes, the Warrants or the
Other
Warrants or shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, or the Other
Notes or upon exercise of this Warrant or the Other Warrants or in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof;
(3) the
issuance of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of Common Stock
Equivalents outstanding on the Issuance Date in accordance with their terms
on
the Issuance Date; or
4)
the
issuance by the Company of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents as
consideration for acquisitions; provided, that such shares in the aggregate
amount to no more than 1,853,536 shares (as may be adjusted for stock splits,
combinations, recapitalizations and the like); and provided further that, to
the
extent any shares are issued in excess of such amount, adjustment shall be
made
pursuant to this provision with respect to the issuance of all such
shares.
8. Adjustment
For Certain Issuances.
(a) In
case at any time on or after the Issuance Date the Company issues shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at a price per share at which the
Company sells such shares of Common Stock or the price per share at which the
holders of such Common Stock Equivalents are entitled to acquire shares of
Common Stock upon conversion or exercise thereof which is less than the Purchase
Price in effect at the time of such issuance, then following such issuance
the
Purchase Price shall be reduced to the price per share (or weighted average
price per share, if such shares are issued, or such Common Stock Equivalents
may
be converted or exercised, at different prices) at which such shares of Common
Stock are issued or at which such Common Stock Equivalents may be exercised,
if
the same is lower than the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such
issuance. If the Purchase Price is reduced pursuant to this Section 8, then
the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant may thereafter be
exercised shall be increased at the time of such reduction of the Purchase
Price
to a number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Aggregate
Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance by
(y) the
Purchase Price in effect immediately after such issuance after giving effect
to
such reduction in the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 8.
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(b) If
any
adjustment in the Purchase Price is made pursuant to this Section 8 in respect
of any issuance of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, no
adjustment in the Purchase Price or the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made by reason of such issuance
pursuant to Section 8.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made under this Section 8 by reason
of:
(1) the
issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock pro rata to all holders of
the
Common Stock so long as (i) any adjustment required by Section 5 is made and
(ii) the Company shall have given notice thereof to the Holder pursuant to
Section 14;
(2) the
issuance by the Company of the Notes, the Other Notes, the Warrants or the
Other
Warrants or shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, or the Other
Notes or upon exercise of this Warrant or the Other Warrants or in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof;
(3) the
issuance of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of Common Stock
Equivalents outstanding on the Issuance Date in accordance with their terms
on
the Issuance Date; or
(4) the
issuance by the Company of option grants for Common Stock or other of the
Company’s equity securities for employees under a stock option, equity
compensation or similar plan duly adopted by the Board of Directors in an amount
not to exceed 926,768 shares (as may be adjusted for stock splits, combinations,
recapitalizations and the like); provided that, to the extent any shares are
issued in excess of such amount, adjustment shall be made pursuant to this
provision with respect to the issuance of all such shares; or
(5) the
issuance by the Company of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents as
consideration for acquisitions; provided that such shares in the aggregate
amount to no more than 1,853,536 shares (as may be adjusted for stock splits,
combinations, recapitalizations and the like); and provided further that, to
the
extent any shares are issued in excess of such amount, adjustment shall be
made
pursuant to this provision with respect to the issuance of all such
shares.
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9. Effect
of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. (a)
If
any of the following events occur, namely (i) any reclassification or change
of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or
from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a
result of a subdivision or combination), (ii) any consolidation, merger or
combination of the Company with another corporation as a result of which holders
of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, securities or other property
or assets (including cash) with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock,
or (iii) any sale or conveyance of the properties and assets of the Company
as,
or substantially as, an entirety to any other Person as a result of which
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, securities or other
property or assets (including cash) with respect to or in exchange for such
Common Stock, then the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the
case may be, shall execute with the Holder a written agreement providing that
(x) this Warrant shall thereafter entitle the Holder to purchase the kind and
amount of shares of stock and Other Securities or property or assets (including
cash) receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
combination, sale or conveyance by the holder of a number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (assuming, for such purposes,
a
sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock available to exercise
this Warrant) immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation,
merger, combination, sale or conveyance assuming such holder of Common Stock
did
not exercise such holder's rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount
of securities, cash or other property receivable upon such consolidation,
merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance (provided
that, if
the kind or amount of securities, cash or other property receivable upon such
consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance is not the same
for each share of Common Stock in respect of which such rights of election
shall
not have been exercised (“non-electing share”), then for the purposes of this
Section 9 the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property receivable
upon such consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance for
each
non-electing share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable
per
share by a plurality of the non-electing shares), (y) in the case of any such
successor or purchasing Person, upon such consolidation, merger, combination,
sale or conveyance such successor or purchasing Person shall be jointly and
severally liable with the Company for the performance of all of the Company's
obligations under this Warrant and the Note Purchase Agreement and (z) if
registration or qualification is required under the 1933 Act or applicable
state
law for the public resale by the Holder of such shares of stock and Other
Securities so issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, such registration or
qualification shall be completed prior to such reclassification, change,
consolidation, merger, combination or sale. Such written agreement shall provide
for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to
the
adjustments provided for in this Warrant. If, in the case of any such
reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale or
conveyance, the stock or other securities and assets receivable thereupon by
a
holder of shares of Common Stock includes shares of stock or other securities
and assets of a corporation other than the successor or purchasing corporation,
as the case may be, in such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
combination, sale or conveyance, then such written agreement shall also be
executed by such other corporation and shall contain such additional provisions
to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of Directors shall
reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing.
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(b) The
above
provisions of this Section 9 shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales and
conveyances.
(c) If
this
Section 9 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 4 shall not apply to
such
event or occurrence.
10. Tax
Adjustments. The
Company may make such reductions in the Purchase Price, in addition to those
required by Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, as the Board of Directors considers
to
be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock
or
rights to purchase Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution
of
stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such for income
tax purposes.
11. Minimum
Adjustment.
(a) No
adjustment in the Purchase Price (and no related adjustment in the number of
shares of Common Stock which may thereafter be purchased upon exercise of this
Warrant) shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase
or
decrease of at least 1% in the Purchase Price; provided,
however, that
any
adjustments which by reason of this Section 11 are not required to be made
shall
be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All
such
calculations under this Warrant shall be made by the Company and shall be made
to the nearest cent or to the nearest one hundredth of a share, as the case
may
be.
(b) No
adjustment need be made for a change in the par value of the Common Stock or
from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value.
12. Notice
of Adjustments.
Whenever
the Purchase Price is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly,
but in no event later than five Trading Days thereafter, give a notice to the
Holder setting forth the Purchase Price and number of shares of Common Stock
which may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant after such adjustment
and
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment but
which
such statement shall not include any information which would be material
non-public information for purposes of the 1934 Act. Failure to deliver such
notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such
adjustment.
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13. Further
Assurances.
The
Company will take all action that may be necessary or appropriate in order
that
the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares
of
stock, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof,
on the exercise of all or any portion of this Warrant from time to time
outstanding.
14. Notice
to Holder Prior to Certain Actions. In
case
on or after the Issuance Date:
(a) the
Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common
Stock
(other than in cash out of retained earnings); or
(b) the
Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of its Common Stock of
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any
other rights or warrants; or
(c) the
Board
of Directors shall authorize any reclassification of the Common Stock (other
than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change
in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par
value), or any consolidation or merger or other business combination transaction
to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders
of
the Company is required, or the sale or transfer of all or substantially all
of
the assets of the Company; or
(d) there
shall be pending the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the Company;
the
Company shall give the Holder, as promptly as possible but in any event at
least
ten Trading Days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be
taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled
to such dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the date
on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, other business
combination transaction, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up
is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of Common Stock of record who shall be entitled to
exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon
such reclassification, consolidation, merger, other business combination
transaction, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up shall be
determined. Such notice shall not include any information which would be
material non-public information for purposes of the 1934 Act. Failure to give
such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity
of
such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. In the case of any such action
of which the Company gives such notice to the Holder or is required to give
such
notice to the Holder, the Holder shall be entitled to give a subscription form
to exercise this Warrant in whole or in part that is contingent on the
completion of such action.
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15. Reservation
of Stock, etc., Issuable on Exercise of Warrants.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 5(l) of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company
will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued
shares of capital stock, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of
this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) to effect the full exercise of this Warrant and the exercise,
conversion or exchange of any other warrant or security of the Company
exercisable for, convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise entitling
the
holder to acquire shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities), and if at any
time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (or Other
Securities) shall not be sufficient to effect such exercise, conversion or
exchange, the Company shall take such action as may be necessary to increase
its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to such
number as shall be sufficient for such purposes.
16. Transfer
of Warrant.
This
Warrant shall inure to the benefit of the successors to and assigns of the
Holder. This Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, are
registrable at the office or agency of the Company referred to below by the
Holder in Person or by his duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
Warrant properly endorsed accompanied by an assignment form in the form
attached to
this
Warrant, or other customary form, duly executed by the transferring
Holder.
17. Register
of Warrants.
The
Company shall maintain, at the principal office of the Company (or such other
office as it may designate by notice to the Holder), a register in which the
Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name this
Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each successor
and
prior owner of such Warrant. The Company shall be entitled to treat the Person
in whose name this Warrant is so registered as the sole and absolute owner
of
this Warrant for all purposes.
18. Exchange
of Warrant.
This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the office
or agency of the Company referred to in Section 16, for one or more new Warrants
of like tenor representing in the aggregate the right to subscribe for and
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be subscribed for and
purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to
subscribe for and purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by
the
Holder at the time of such surrender.
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19. Replacement
of Warrant.
On
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the
ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant
and
(a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity from the Holder
reasonably satisfactory in form to the Company (and without the requirement
to
post any bond or other security), or (b) in the case of mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will execute and deliver
to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor without charge to the
Holder.
20. Warrant
Agent.
The
Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint the transfer agent and
registrar for the Common Stock as the Company's agent for the purpose of issuing
Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant
to
Section 1, and the Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint an
agent having an office in the United States of America for the purpose of
exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section 18, and replacing this Warrant
pursuant to Section 19, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such
exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by
such agent.
21. Remedies.
The
Company stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder in the event of any
default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance
with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be adequate, and
that
such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance
of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of
any
of the terms hereof or otherwise.
22. No
Rights or Liabilities as a Stockholder.
This
Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
stockholder of the Company. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed
as conferring upon the Holder the right to vote or to consent or to receive
notice as a stockholder of the Company on any matters or with respect to any
rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company. No dividends or interest
shall be payable or accrued in respect of this Warrant or the interest
represented hereby or the Common Stock (or Other Securities) purchasable
hereunder until, and only to the extent that, this Warrant shall have been
exercised in accordance with its terms.
23. Notices,
etc.
All
notices and other communications from the Company to the Holder shall be mailed
by first class certified mail, postage prepaid, at such address as may have
been
furnished to the Company in writing by the Holder or at the address shown for
the Holder on the register of Warrants referred to in Section 16.
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24. Transfer
Restrictions.
This
Warrant has not been and is not being registered under the provisions of the
1933 Act or any state securities laws and this Warrant may not be transferred
unless (1) the transferee is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation
D under the 0000 Xxx) or a QIB in a transfer that meets the requirements of
Rule
144A and (2) the Holder shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of
counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company,
to
the effect that this Warrant may be sold or transferred without registration
under the 1933 Act. Prior to any such transfer, such transferee shall have
represented in writing to the Company that such transferee has requested and
received from the Company all information relating to the business, properties,
operations, condition (financial or other), results of operations or prospects
of the Company deemed relevant by such transferee; that such transferee has
been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company concerning the
foregoing and has had the opportunity to obtain and review the Registration
Statement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and the prospectus
included therein, each as amended or supplemented to the date of transfer to
such transferee, and the reports and other information concerning the Company
which at the time of such transfer have been filed by the Company with the
SEC
pursuant to the 1934 Act and which are incorporated by reference in such
prospectus as of the date of such transfer. If such transfer is intended to
assign the rights and obligations under Sections 5, 8, 9 and 10 of the Note
Purchase Agreement, such transfer shall otherwise be made in compliance with
Section 10(j) of the Note Purchase Agreement.
25. Rule
144A Information Requirement. Within
the period prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales
hereof under Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act (or any successor provision), the
Company covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is
not
subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the 1934 Act, make available to the Holder
and the holder of any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this
Warrant which continue to be Restricted Securities in connection with any sale
thereof and any prospective purchaser of this Warrant from the Holder, the
information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the 1933 Act upon the
request of the Holder and it will take such further action as the Holder may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable
the
Holder to sell this Warrant without registration under the 1933 Act within
the
limitation of the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as Rule 144A may be
amended from time to time. Upon the request of the Holder, the Company will
deliver to the Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
26. Legend.
Unless
theretofore registered for resale under the 1933 Act, each certificate for
shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall bear the following
legend:
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The
securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The securities have been
acquired for investment and may not be resold, transferred or assigned in the
absence of an effective registration statement for the securities under the
1933
Act, or an opinion of counsel that registration is not required under the 1933
Act.
27. Amendment;
Waiver.
This
Warrant and any terms hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is
sought.
28. Miscellaneous.
This
Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by
the
internal laws of the State of New York. The headings, captions and footers
in
this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or
otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability
of
any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability
of
any other provision.
29. Attorneys'
Fees.
In any
litigation, arbitration or court proceeding between the Company and Holder
relating hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorneys’ fees and
expenses and all costs of proceedings incurred in enforcing this
Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed on its behalf by one of
its
officers thereunto duly authorized.
BERLINER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||
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Dated:
February 15, 2007
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By: | /s/ XXXX XXXXXXXX |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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ASSIGNMENT
For
value
hereby
sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
(Please
insert social security or other Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee:
)
the
attached original, executed Warrant to purchase
share of
Common Stock of Berliner Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney
to transfer the Warrant on the books of the Company, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
In
connection with any transfer of the Warrant within the period prior to the
expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k)
under the 1933 Act (or any successor provision) (other than any transfer
pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under
the
1933 Act), the undersigned confirms that such Warrant is being
transferred:
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To
the Company or a subsidiary thereof;
or
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To
a QIB pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A;
or
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To
an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx)
pursuant to and in compliance with the 1933 Act;
or
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Pursuant
to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the 1933
Act;
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and
unless the box below is checked, the undersigned confirms that, to the knowledge
of the undersigned, such Warrant is not being transferred to an “affiliate” (as
defined in Rule 144 under the 0000 Xxx) of the Company.
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The
transferee is an affiliate of the
Company.
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Capitalized
terms used in this Assignment and not defined in this Assignment shall have
the
respective meanings provided in the Warrant.
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Dated: | NAME: | |
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Signature(s)
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Exhibit
1
FORM
OF SUBSCRIPTION
BERLINER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(To
be
signed only on exercise of Warrant)
TO: Berliner
Communications, Inc.
[Address]
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile
No.: (___) __________
1. The
undersigned Holder of the attached original, executed Warrant hereby elects
to
exercise its purchase right under such Warrant with respect to
shares
(the “Exercise Shares”) of Common Stock, as defined in the Warrant, of Berliner
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
2. The
undersigned Holder (check one):
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(a) elects
to pay the Aggregate Purchase Price for such shares of Common Stock
(i) in
lawful money of the United States or by the enclosed certified or
official
bank check payable in United States dollars to the order of the Company
in
the amount of $ ,
or (ii) by wire transfer of United States funds to the account of
the
Company in the amount of $ ,
which transfer has been made before or simultaneously with the delivery
of
this Form of Subscription pursuant to the instructions of the
Company;
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or
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(b) elects
to receive shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the value
of the
Warrant calculated in accordance with Section 1(b) of the
Warrant.
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3. Please
issue a stock certificate or certificates representing the appropriate number
of
shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name(s)
as is specified below:
Name:
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Address:
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Social
Security or Tax Identification Number (if any):
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Dated: | ||
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(Signature
must conform to name of
Holder
as specified on the face of the
Warrant)
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(Address)
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